PAINSTAKINGLY

All four feet of mine pushed off the ground, and I leapt as far right as I could. My teeth clamped down on Jacob’s furry tail, knowing full well that this wasn’t going to hurt him, but I needed him distracted.

Sure enough, he whipped around too quickly for his size and got his own feet tangled.

The mess he’d made of himself gave me the opening I’d been looking for, and I went for his eyes.

My Bear jumped onto his back, then clawed her way to the top of his head. Her sharp nails raked across one eye with precision. Though, before we could take out the other, Jacob had recovered and sat as if he was going to itch his head with his back foot, but instead, the asshole launched us into the air.

His front paw then swatted at my Bear with claws extended while we were still in the air. Thankfully, his aim was off, so we didn’t get skewered, but we were still slammed much harder into the ground than I’d been prepared for.

The impact was so severe that the earth around us cracked, and there was